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#DDEA2C — Vivid Yellow

#DDEA2C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #DDEA2C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDEA2C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3B2EEA; it also sits naturally between #EA992E and #80EA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEA2C · RGB 221, 234, 44

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Color values

HEX#DDEA2C
RGB221, 234, 44
HSL64°, 82%, 55%
HSV64°, 81%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 81%, 8%
XYZ59.70, 74.40, 13.60
Yxy74.40, 0.4042, 0.5037
CIE-Lab89.11, -24.87, 81.26
Hunter Lab86.26, -23.16, 48.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 17%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DDEA2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDEA2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDEA2C

.text { color: #DDEA2C; }
.background { background-color: #DDEA2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEA2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEA2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEA2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEA2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEA2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEA2C

#DAE817#C4D115#AEBA12#99A210#838B0E#696F0B#535809#3D4106#272A04#111302

Tints of #DDEA2C

#E1EC41#E4EE53#E7F066#EAF278#EDF490#F0F6A2#F3F8B5#F6F9C7#F9FBDA#FCFDEC

Tones of #DDEA2C

#D2DD3C#C7D049#BBC256#AFB464#A3A772#989A7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B2EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEA2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEA2C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDEA2C: ·

How #DDEA2C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E3E35ADeuteranopia · #E2E165Tritanopia · #DE7E86

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDEA2C rather than the exact color:

Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6EB2C#D4EC2E#D8E324#D1E92C#E1E237#DDDB30#EDEA27#D4E41F#D2DE32#DBF720#E8EA3B#DEDA22

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEA2B  ·  #DDEA2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEA2C?

#DDEA2C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 234, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEA2C?

#DDEA2C is RGB 221, 234, 44 — HSL 64°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEA2C?

Its complement is #3B2EEA; analogous partners are #EA992E and #80EA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEA2C for text?

Black text on #DDEA2C has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.